Culture/Politics/History

An All-White Church Does Not a Racist Church Make

By Ronnie W. Rogers / March 9, 2020 / Comments Off on An All-White Church Does Not a Racist Church Make

It is often said that Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America. The frequent implication seems to be, the church is the most racist gathering place in America. But is the presence of an all-white church evidence of a bigoted church? I think not, even though I recognize there are racially prejudiced people…

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The Undermining of Truth: The Danger of Unguarded Reliance upon Science and Statistics

By Ronnie W. Rogers / September 2, 2019 / Comments Off on The Undermining of Truth: The Danger of Unguarded Reliance upon Science and Statistics

In the quest to seem with it in our present scientistic milieu, preachers and Christians often pursue fluency regarding the latest polls, statistics, and studies (punctiliar thinking) more than they seek understanding of the Scripture and linear thinking. This quest is often characterized by indiscriminate reliance upon and usage of these tools, which actually leads…

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The Burgeoning Religion of Psychology

By Ronnie W. Rogers / May 13, 2019 / Comments Off on The Burgeoning Religion of Psychology

In this article I intend to highlight some of the spiritual dangers of our current psychological milieu. My comments are not intended to dismiss the contributions of psychology or psychiatry, but rather to offer information to enable us to be biblically discerning. Professor David Larson of Duke University Medical School draws attention to biases in…

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Sanctioned Illegal Immigration is an Illegal Uncompassionate Mobocracy

By Ronnie W. Rogers / January 21, 2019 / Comments Off on Sanctioned Illegal Immigration is an Illegal Uncompassionate Mobocracy

Actively or passively facilitating or incentivizing illegal immigration only appears to be compassionate. In the long term, it is actually uncompassionate because it undermines legal immigration and fuels globalism, which deconstructs the USA as a sovereign nation, creates and perpetuates unnecessary border crises of suffering, promotes lawlessness, and it costs more to fund than securing…

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Donors Call for an Investigation into the Firing of Dr. Paige Patterson

By Ronnie W. Rogers / June 30, 2018 / Comments Off on Donors Call for an Investigation into the Firing of Dr. Paige Patterson

Twenty-six large financial supporters have sent a letter to SWBTS Board Chairman Mr. Ueckert and the Executive Committee. The letter records charges of several errors, including lack of biblical moral dignity, legal infractions, and Bylaw breaches that were made by the Board, particularly Chairman Ueckert and the Executive Committee. The letter calls for an investigation…

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Roger Williams Sheds Light on the “Wall of Separation”

By Ronnie W. Rogers / March 12, 2018 / Comments Off on Roger Williams Sheds Light on the “Wall of Separation”

The imagery of a “wall of separation” was actually in use prior to Thomas Jefferson’s famous use of the phrase, and so it is wise to find out how it had been used in the context of religious freedom in America. This is particularly important in light of the fact that Jefferson used it while…

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Suggestions for a Compassionate and Just Immigration

By Ronnie W. Rogers / February 19, 2018 / Comments Off on Suggestions for a Compassionate and Just Immigration

Speaking of compassionate immigration should be more than a rhetorical stiletto to carve one’s opinion into law by portraying opponents as being uncompassionate if they do not support amnesty, weak borders, or fast-tracking illegals. [1] Compassionate immigration needs to be just and just immigration needs to be compassionate. By immigration being compassionate and just, I…

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How Did Our Baptist Ancestors View Church and State?

By Ronnie W. Rogers / February 20, 2017 / Comments Off on How Did Our Baptist Ancestors View Church and State?

John Leland, a Baptist preacher, “emerged a leader among the Commonwealth’s Baptists. He was instrumental in allying the Baptists with Jefferson and Madison in the bitter Virginia struggle to disestablish the Anglican Church and to secure freedom for religious dissenters.”[1] According to L.H. Butterfield, Leland “was as courageous and resourceful a champion of the rights…

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Law and Morality

By Guest Contributor / January 23, 2017 / Comments Off on Law and Morality

At Trinity, I lead a three-year men’s group called the Round Table. The first year focuses on Theology, the second on Ethics and the third year on Ideologies (Worldviews). Mike Tinney recently presented a paper on Law and Morality in The Roundtable in Ideology. Mike is an attorney by profession and has presented an excellent…

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A Supportive Response to Peter Lumpkins Article About the ERLC & Trump Voters

By Ronnie W. Rogers / October 24, 2016 / Comments Off on A Supportive Response to Peter Lumpkins Article About the ERLC & Trump Voters

Below is a brief supportive comment that I wrote in response to an article by Peter Lumpkins on SBC Today entitled, Joe Carter, the ERLC and Division over Donald Trump (Parts 1 and 2).[1] Peter’s article responds to some general statements from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) that continually positions those who may…

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